Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones give a glimpse of their India vacation, share pictures with fans

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, the much loved Hollywood couple, were in India to grace their presence at the International Film Festival of India in Goa, where the veteran actor was honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award.

They shared multiple pictures on social media where they gave a glimpse of their India vacation to fans. In one picture, the two could be sitting and relaxing on a bench.

In another click, the two were out for a jungle safari and Douglas tried to take a selfie with an elephant.

And in one more picture, the actor was at a temple and sought blessings.

Union minister Anurag Thakur had shared the news in a post on microblogging site X, saying that Douglas would also attend the 54th edition of the festival along with wife Catherine Zeta Jones and son Dylan. The film gala was held from November 20 to 28.

“I’m delighted to announce that Michael Douglas, the distinguished Hollywood Actor and Producer, will be honoured with the prestigious Satyajit Ray Excellence in Film Lifetime Award at the 54th International Film Festival Goa,” Thakur wrote.

In his career of over five decades, Douglas, 79, has starred in several critically-acclaimed and blockbuster movies such as “Wall Street”, “Fatal Attraction”, “The War of the Roses”, “Basic Instinct”, “Falling Down”, “The American President”, “Traffic” and “Behind the Candelabra”.

Douglas, son of Hollywood icon Kirk Douglas, had won an Oscar for his 1975 production “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and then bagged the best actor trophy for “Wall Street”.

When an Indian doctor saved Catherine’s life

The story I’ve never told before is that India has touched me in a very serious personal way. It was an Indian doctor who saved my life with a tracheotomy when I was 18 months old. I wonder why when I come to India, I have this feeling of coming home, and maybe it has something to do with that. The reason I’m here is because of the brilliance of an Indian doctor in the UK.

Her love for Indian films like Om Shanti Om and The Lunchbox

I love the country and the people so very much. I am a big fan of Indian Cinema. My children have grown up watching Om Shanti Om on a loop! Not just once… There are so many great movies that I have been able to watch, not much as I should have but now with streaming and film being crossing so much… A movie that I love was The Lunchbox. It was one of my favourite movies and it still is one of my favourite movies of all time.